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So, all agreed now, juvenile (common) buzzard? Cool detail about the French name for them.
So, all agreed now, juvenile (common) buzzard? Cool detail about the French name for them.
they say that owners get to look like the dogs they have … just debating around the subject whilst drink my "mid morning" hot chocolate
She is great!!
Brown and white blob with a blackish head perched on a fence post
and we have probably 10 times as many Buteo b's out here as the UK plus quite a few Pernis apivorus
I understand what you are saying BillYes the experts have spoken, so you can tick it as a Buteo buteo
but it has a lot of white on it and according to what I have read the really light Juveniles come in from N German/S Sweden, (Collins 2nd Edition say this - if you don't have it Dave, it's not expensive and worth getting - covering all birds in UK, Europe and N Africa ish) ………… and they are quite rare, the Buzzards that is
Yes the experts have spoken, so you can tick it as a Buteo buteo
but it has a lot of white on it and according to what I have read the really light Juveniles come in from N German/S Sweden, (Collins 2nd Edition say this - if you don't have it Dave, it's not expensive and worth getting - covering all birds in UK, Europe and N Africa ish) ………… and they are quite rare, the Buzzards that is
Morning Ade, cold this morning ….. got to make the "fires"
The northern Buzzards are far purer and superior to those wishy washy thing down south, bit like the people as well..............
The northern Buzzards are far purer and superior to those wishy washy thing down south, bit like the people as well..............
Ooooof, touche.............Haha, I did notice when I was up in the Highlands a couple of months ago that the locals were a similar colour to my Buzzard shot, dead pale,
maybe its the lack of sunlight you get up there
The northern Buzzards are far purer and superior to those wishy washy thing down south, bit like the people as well..............
Until you get to the border,agreed.Yeh, the farther north you go the more the superiority reigns.
Until you get to the border,agreed.
The northern Buzzards are far purer and superior to those wishy washy thing down south, bit like the people as well..............
I`m up in north west England mate, it sure is a helluva drive from cornwall up to the Scottish highlands for you. I`m half way there,so no real biggie for us, we tend to go out to the Western Isles more, fabulous places to visit.Joking aside Ade, I loved it up there, but the drive up from Cornwall is a killer in a slow old converted tranny, plus the bloody Midges, but yeh
will be up there again next Summer.
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Keep away from Stonehaven though, it is near Aberdeen and is home to some real neanderthals.
I`m up in north west England mate, it sure is a helluva drive from cornwall up to the Scottish highlands for you. I`m half way there,so no real biggie for us, we tend to go out to the Western Isles more, fabulous places to visit.
Keep away from Stonehaven though, it is near Aberdeen and is home to some real neanderthals.
I`m no expert and don`t live there Mike, but have some knowledge that i`m happy to share. Going up in June and August next year.Thanks for the advice Ade, Im not brash enough to go anywhere dodgey Western Isles is definitely an idea for next year, we thought about it this year but decided against due to time restraints. Might get back to you for some advice in the future, local knowledge an all that.
My daughter used to work there.Good job the Romans never discovered the Tolbooth. mmmmm
Yeah, been up in our motorhome loads of times, there are quiet campsites f you need an electrical top up or water top up, quiet areas off the beaten track and places to park overnight. As long as you leave no crap and be sensible, which i`m sure you are Mike.Both Uists have co-op shops, North Uist virtually shuts on Sundays though.Harris is a short ferry ride from Benbecula and is totally different than the Uists, only been to Lewis twice so limited knowledge on that to be fair. I think a couple of members live up there though, there is a female member who takes cracking landscape shots, sure she lives on Lewis,can`t remember her name though.Not sure what month we will be going up, but if its in the months that you will be there it would be good to meet up, we was in the Highlands late September and early October for three weeks, which we was told was not the best times to see birds, it was a spur of the moment trip, was worth it though to see the Red Kites and Golden Eagles, August sounds good, but to early to say for def yet. Do you know if the Western Isles are the same as the Highlands Ade for a small Transit campervan, as in its ok to find somewhere quiet, out of the way to park up for the night ? we prefer that to campsites.
Yeah, been up in our motorhome loads of times, there are quiet campsites f you need an electrical top up or water top up, quiet areas off the beaten track and places to park overnight. As long as you leave no crap and be sensible, which i`m sure you are Mike.Both Uists have co-op shops, North Uist virtually shuts on Sundays though.Harris is a short ferry ride from Benbecula and is totally different than the Uists, only been to Lewis twice so limited knowledge on that to be fair. I think a couple of members live up there though, there is a female member who takes cracking landscape shots, sure she lives on Lewis,can`t remember her name though.
or you could choose August and get bitten to death
You can sail from Oban to Lochboisdale on south Uist, the sail is quite pleasant, takes you up the sound of Mull,between Ardnamurchan and Mull,always a chance of seeing things or you can drive to Skye and get the shorter ferry to Lochmaddy on North Uist. The Oban ferry is dearer and a longer sail, but is offset by the fuel saving and driving is a lot shorter to Oban. If you do go via Skye,there is a co-op en route once on Skye, fill up before you get to the islands, fuel is,obviously, dearer once there.Thanks Ade, real good info, water an emptying the loo are the main things, ok for electric as the van has a huge solar panel on the roof ( Needs some sun though lol ) so will start making plans, thanks again Ade
You can sail from Oban to Lochboisdale on south Uist, the sail is quite pleasant, takes you up the sound of Mull,between Ardnamurchan and Mull,always a chance of seeing things or you can drive to Skye and get the shorter ferry to Lochmaddy on North Uist. The Oban ferry is dearer and a longer sail, but is offset by the fuel saving and driving is a lot shorter to Oban. If you do go via Skye,there is a co-op en route once on Skye, fill up before you get to the islands, fuel is,obviously, dearer once there.